iOS Core Bluetooth : Getting API MISUSE Warning

Question

I am writing a test app in iOS 7 with the Core Bluetooth API. When I am testing the application I found that I am getting the following warning message:

TestBluetooth[626:60b] CoreBluetooth[API MISUSE] can only accept commands while in the powered on state

Later I debugged app and found that, warning is coming from the following line of code:

[manager scanForPeripheralsWithServices:array options:scanOptions];

So can anyone please tell me why I am getting this message in the console?

There are bluetooth 4.0 android devices around me, but this app is not discovering them as peripheral device. So why it is not discovering bluetooth 4.0 LE Android devices as peripherals?

You need to check the `CBCentralManager` `state` property before: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/CoreBluetooth/Reference/CBCentralManager_Class/translated_content/CBCentralManager.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/CBCentralManager/state — Larme, Apr 28 '14 at 10:43

score 77 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 11 '18 at 06:50

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You have to wait until the [-CBCentralManagerDelegate centralManagerDidUpdateState:] callback has been called. And then, verify that the state is PoweredOn before you start scanning for peripherals.

edited Apr 11 '18 at 06:50

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I've created a tool to help debug the API Misuse errors: https://github.com/nrbrook/NBCoreBluetoothAPIMisuseGuard – Nick May 03 '16 at 16:30

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 11 '18 at 06:52

Please use the following code to solve the warning:

(You can reference to the code in https://github.com/luoxubin/BlueTooth4.0)

if (bluetoothPowerOn) {
    [self.centralManager scanForPeripheralsWithServices:[serviceIDs copy] options:@{CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey:@(NO)}];
}

-(void)centralManagerDidUpdateState:(CBCentralManager *)central{

    switch (central.state) {

        case CBManagerStatePoweredOn:
        {
            bluetoothPowerOn = YES;    //new code
            [self start];
            break;
        }

        default:
        {    
            bluetoothPowerOn = NO;   //new code
            [self stopScan:[NSError hardwareStatusErrorWithMessage:@"Cannot open Bluetooth, please check the setting." hardwareStatus:central.state]];    
            break;
        }
    }
}

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 15 '18 at 10:15

Do scan when bluetooth is poweredOn:

func centralManagerDidUpdateState(_ central: CBCentralManager) {
        switch central.state {
        case .unknown:
            print("unknown")
        case .resetting:
            print("resetting")
        case .unsupported:
            print("unsupported")
        case .unauthorized:
            print("unauthorized")
        case .poweredOff:
            print("poweredOff")
            centralManager?.stopScan()
        case .poweredOn:
            print("poweredOn")
            centralManager?.scanForPeripherals(withServices: nil, options: nil)
        }
    }

iOS Core Bluetooth : Getting API MISUSE Warning

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